Grace Kelly-inspired gown worn by Princess Diana to 1987 Cannes Film Festival to go on display in Kensington Palace next week
Blue silk chiffon creation will be among outfits featured in Diana: Her Fashion Story
A GRACE Kelly-inspired gown worn by Princess Diana to the Cannes Film Festival is to feature in a new exhibition.
The 1987 blue silk chiffon dress is among the outfits the former Princess of Wales is said to have modelled on film stars.
It will go on display with her other most memorable clothes when Diana: Her Fashion Story opens at Kensington Palace next week.
The exhibition includes the pale blue nylon outfit she wore as a debutante in 1979 and the green velvet evening dress she wore for a Vanity Fair photo shoot shortly before her death in 1997.
Curator Eleri Lynn said all Diana’s fashion choices were scrutinised.
She said: “We see her growing in confidence, increasingly taking control and intelligently communicating through her clothes.”